RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Yeah, I mean in that case, just call the text() node of the XML node. Much
simpler and you'd get the same result.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Sure...the reason is that in all the xml files I'm pulling in, I know the
structure, it's the same for all. There's only one tag in each xml
file. So, I don't need an xmllist, given that there's only one item, I can
just call toString(). But, I see where you're coming from with an xmllist.
That would be the way I'd go if there were more than one tags in each
file. Maybe the name of the tag, item, is misleading. I suppose that would be
a case of semantics.
Ultimately, I only need to call this line (using Greensock's XMLLoader):
private static function getTextContentComplete(le:LoaderEvent):void{
var xmlData:XML = XML(le.target.content);
var cdataContent:String = xmlData.toString();
// not needed...strip CDATA tags: string.replace(new
RegExp("(^\)", "gi"), "$2");
// populate my textfield.htmlText with cdataContent; }
Each xml file I read in has this structure:
===
Hope that's all clear.
- MM
OK, maybe I don't understand your XML structure. Why would what you settled on:
var kids:XMLList = xmlData.children();
var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString();
be a better solution for you than this?
var myString:String = xmlData[0].text();
Can you post some sample XML?
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RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Sure...the reason is that in all the xml files I'm pulling in, I know the
structure, it's the same for all. There's only one tag in each xml
file. So, I don't need an xmllist, given that there's only one item, I can
just call toString(). But, I see where you're coming from with an xmllist.
That would be the way I'd go if there were more than one tags in each
file. Maybe the name of the tag, item, is misleading. I suppose that would be
a case of semantics.
Ultimately, I only need to call this line (using Greensock's XMLLoader):
private static function getTextContentComplete(le:LoaderEvent):void{
var xmlData:XML = XML(le.target.content);
var cdataContent:String = xmlData.toString();
// not needed...strip CDATA tags: string.replace(new
RegExp("(^\)", "gi"), "$2");
// populate my textfield.htmlText with cdataContent;
}
Each xml file I read in has this structure:
===
Hope that's all clear.
- MM
OK, maybe I don't understand your XML structure. Why would what you settled on:
var kids:XMLList = xmlData.children();
var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString();
be a better solution for you than this?
var myString:String = xmlData[0].text();
Can you post some sample XML?
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RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
>>. The toString() method did fine for my purposes. :-) OK, maybe I don't understand your XML structure. Why would what you settled on: var kids:XMLList = xmlData.children(); var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString(); be a better solution for you than this? var myString:String = xmlData[0].text(); Can you post some sample XML? Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 12:39 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA Jason, couldn't have said it better myself. The RegExp was unnecessary, but at least it worked. The toString() method did fine for my purposes. :-) - MM > like going out the front door of a house, walking around to the back and then > going in the back door just to get to the kitchen. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Jason, couldn't have said it better myself. The RegExp was unnecessary, but at least it worked. The toString() method did fine for my purposes. :-) - MM > like going out the front door of a house, walking around to the back and then > going in the back door just to get to the kitchen. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
>>The text method returns an XMLList just like the children method. It just is >>limited to the text nodes. No - see I didn't think Michael wanted to get the CDATA of ALL of the nodes at once. He referred to a specific node in his code: " kids[0]." So therefore, why wouldn't this be a better solution? var myXML:XML = ; trace(myXML.myNode.text()); //traces "Hello World." The method he posted as his solution seems an unnecessary way around - like going out the front door of a house, walking around to the back and then going in the back door just to get to the kitchen. Jason Merrill Instructional Technology Architect Bank of America Global Learning ___ -Original Message- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Henrik Andersson Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:21 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA Merrill, Jason skriver: >>> var kids = xmlData.children(); // gets me the CDATA content without >>> the var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString(); > > That seems unnecessary unless I don't understand your question. Wouldn't > var kids:String = theXMLNode.text() work? The text method returns an XMLList just like the children method. It just is limited to the text nodes. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or proprietary. If you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, and then please delete and destroy all copies and attachments, and be advised that any review or dissemination of, or the taking of any action in reliance on, the information contained in or attached to this message is prohibited. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Sender. Subject to applicable law, Sender may intercept, monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems and may produce any such EC to regulators, law enforcement, in litigation and as required by law. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or free of errors or viruses. References to "Sender" are references to any subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Securities and Insurance Products: * Are Not FDIC Insured * Are Not Bank Guaranteed * May Lose Value * Are Not a Bank Deposit * Are Not a Condition to Any Banking Service or Activity * Are Not Insured by Any Federal Government Agency. Attachments that are part of this EC may have additional important disclosures and disclaimers, which you should read. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.bankofamerica.com/emaildisclaimer. By messaging with Sender you consent to the foregoing. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Zeh, et al: sometimes, it just takes what I refer to as a "blinding glimpse of the obvious" to come up with concise solutions. :-) - MM ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Merrill, Jason skriver: var kids = xmlData.children(); // gets me the CDATA content without the var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString(); That seems unnecessary unless I don't understand your question. Wouldn't var kids:String = theXMLNode.text() work? The text method returns an XMLList just like the children method. It just is limited to the text nodes. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
>> var kids = xmlData.children(); // gets me the CDATA content without the
>>
>> var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString();
That seems unnecessary unless I don't understand your question. Wouldn't var
kids:String = theXMLNode.text() work?
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:04 AM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Well, how about that!
var kids = xmlData.children();
// gets me the CDATA content without the var kidscdata:String
= kids[0].toString();
I was doing this RegExp, which also worked, but isn't necessary:
var altered:String = kidscdata.replace(new
RegExp("(^\)", "gi"), "$2");
Thanks everyone!
- Michael M.
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Well, how about that!
var kids = xmlData.children();
// gets me the CDATA content without the
var kidscdata:String = kids[0].toString();
I was doing this RegExp, which also worked, but isn't necessary:
var altered:String = kidscdata.replace(new
RegExp("(^\)", "gi"), "$2");
Thanks everyone!
- Michael M.
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Re: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
The cdata tags shouldn't be included in the read data. CDATA tags are part of the xml standard and are only used to wrap tags that could break the XML format - making the content safer, but without changing the content. This: Test Should read the same as this: So you shouldn't have to "extract" anything. Zeh On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael < michael.mendels...@fmglobal.com> wrote: > Hi list... > > I've searched around looking for a way to elegantly extract CDATA out of an > xml node, with no luck. I'm left thinking the only way to do it is to read > the whole node and use a RegExp to strip the "" . > > Does this sound right? > > Thanks, > - Michael M. > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
CDATA is just an encoding trick to force the parser to not parse the data as containing tags. It represents plain old text so treat it like plain old text. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
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If you are getting " . Does this sound right? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
If you're wanting to turn the CDATA into XML, I did a quick search for you which resulted in this link which might be handy... http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=196374 The top of the thread may be good for you too. Google Voice: (508) 656-0622 Twitter: eric_dolecki XBoxLive: edolecki PSN: eric_dolecki http://blog.ericd.net On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael < michael.mendels...@fmglobal.com> wrote: > Hi list... > > I've searched around looking for a way to elegantly extract CDATA out of an > xml node, with no luck. I'm left thinking the only way to do it is to read > the whole node and use a RegExp to strip the "" . > > Does this sound right? > > Thanks, > - Michael M. > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] E4X: reading CDATA
Hi list... I've searched around looking for a way to elegantly extract CDATA out of an xml node, with no luck. I'm left thinking the only way to do it is to read the whole node and use a RegExp to strip the "" . Does this sound right? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
